Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net income $ 260 $ 154 $ 124 $ 124 $ 268 $ 103 $ 140 $ 122 $ 662 $ 633 $ 633
Foreign currency translation adjustments                 (102) (191) (72)
Total comprehensive income                 560 442 561
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 (33) (26) (20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 527 416 541
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net income                 662 633 633
Foreign currency translation adjustments                 (102) (191) (72)
Total comprehensive income                 560 442 561
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 (33) (26) (20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 527 416 541
Combined subsidiary guarantors                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net income                 473 322 362
Foreign currency translation adjustments                 0 0 0
Total comprehensive income                 473 322 362
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 473 322 362
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net income                 201 114 132
Foreign currency translation adjustments                 (102) (191) (72)
Total comprehensive income                 99 (77) 60
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 (33) (26) (20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 66 (103) 40
Eliminations                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net income                 (674) (436) (494)
Foreign currency translation adjustments                 102 191 72
Total comprehensive income                 (572) (245) (422)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 33 26 20
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 $ (539) $ (219) $ (402)